The DAP Game (developmentally appropriate practices)
By Wisc-Online
Play this game to challenge your friends on their knowledge of developmentally appropriate and inappropriate practices in early childhood education.
SQ5R
By Anthony Deininger
Instead of trying to memorize content, the SQ5R technique focuses on understanding concepts and new ideas.
Homework Strategy
By Deb Westfahl
Do you hate doing homework? Do you think it’s a waste of your time? Are you looking for a better way?
We’ve got you. In this video, you’ll explore how using the homework strategy can improve your studying techniques, make your studying strategies more effective, and reduce the amount of time wasted by trying to memorize your textbooks. We can help!
The Study Cycle
By Elizabeth Jones
Explore The Study Cycle – an approach that research and experience shows is the best and most efficient way to study
Scoring the GED/HSED Essay
By Laurie Jarvis
In this learning activity you'll review answers to commonly asked questions about the GED/HSED essay and view the official scoring guide.
Identifying Well Written Competencies
By Karen Barr, Beth Dailey, Barbara Buckel, Kristi Thoreson
Learners distinguish between competencies that are effective and robust, and those that are ineffective and weak. The learning object is designed for faculty who are writing or revising courses. It contains audio.
Bloom's Taxonomy For Cognitive Learning and Teaching (Screencast)
By Terri Langan
The users of this learning object read a brief introduction to the six levels of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy and quiz themselves on a basic understanding of the levels.
Time Management for Online Success
By Kaye Krueger
Learners listen to other students express their concerns about taking an online course. Strategies for how to be successful in school are discussed.
Window 10 and Desktop Elements
By Dawn Matott
In this interactive object, learners identify the elements of the Windows platform in a drag-and-drop exercise.
The Coherence Principle
By Kris Wilson
Explore how the coherence principle uses concise narration and graphics to illustrate good eLearning.
The Contiguity Principle
Explore how aligning on-screen text and narration with graphics can help improve knowledge retention and learner engagement.
Intercultural Communication: Gestures
The learner will recognize common gestures and identify the meanings associated with those gestures.
Design Principles Introduction
Explore the history behind today's eLearning best practices in this introduction to our design principles series.
The Multimedia Principle
Explore how using words and pictures in eLearning produces better results than just using words alone.
What Is a Blog?
By Dean Lodes, Becky Kinser
This learning activity describes the definition, the uses, and the terms associated with a blog.
What Is a Wiki?
By Dean Lodes
Learners read about the strengths and weaknesses of this Web communication tool.
Blog Etiquette in the Educational System
Learners examine the do's and don'ts of blogging in a school setting. They compare the features of a student blog with those of a classroom community blog. This learning object is particularly designed for instructors.
Documenting Sources Using MLA Format
By David Wehmeyer
In this exercise, students read a list of sources used in a research report. They follow MLA guidelines to write parenthetical references and to compile a Works Cited page.
Proper Diapering Procedure
By Joan Klinkner
Learners consider the steps and supplies to use when diapering infants and toddlers. The proper diapering procedure not only meets basic care and sanitation needs but builds relationships and promotes the child’s learning. Brief quizzes complete the learning object.
Writing the GED Essay - Using Transitional Words
In this learning activity you'll discover transitional words to help you write an effective GED/HSED essay.
The Signaling Principle
Multimedia Principles - Signaling. Explore how using voice and visual cues can help your learners focus, organize, and process your content.
Focused Student Evaluation Questions
The learner reads about the kinds of questions that are most effective to use on student questionnaires evaluating instruction. Generic evaluations are less helpful than evaluations focused on the specific types of instruction and learning expected in a content area. Sample questions are provided.
Bloom's Taxonomy for Affective Learning and Teaching
This lesson focuses on the affective domain, which refers to attitudes of awareness, interest, attention, concern and responsibility. Users quiz themselves on their basic understanding of the content.
Assessment: Teacher-centered or Learner-centered?
Users complete a self-inventory to determine if their approach to assessment is teacher-centered or learner-centered.
Confidentiality
In this object designed for instructional assistants, learners read about the laws that pertain to student school records. Three case studies are presented and learners write about how they would respond in these situations.